Protected Areas and Spirituality
Proceedings of the first workshop of the Delos Initiative - Montserrat 2006
The Delos Initiative focuses on the sacred natural sites in developed countries throughout the world (such as Australia, Canada, the European countries, Japan, New Zealand and the United States of America). Its main purpose is to help in maintaining both the sanctity and the biodiversity of these sites, through the understanding of the complex relationship between spiritual/cultural and natural values. This publication includes all presentations made at the First Workshop of The Delos Initiative, which took place in Montserrat in 2006. All speeches delivered and case studies presented at the workshop have been included, as well as conclusions and lessons learned.
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Sacred Dimensions
Undestanding the Cultural and Spritual Values of Protected Areas
For many people around
the world, protected areas are perceived not so much as in-situ repositories of genetic wealth, but as primal landscapes of the creation that deeply touch the spiritual, cultural, aesthetic and relational dimensions of human existence.
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Conserving Cultural and Biological Diversity: The role of sacred natural sites and cultural landscapes
International Symposium 30 May-2 June 2006, Tokyo Japan
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Beyond Belief - Linking faiths and protected areas for biodiversity conservation
A WWF/ARC publication with special focus on the links between faiths and the world’s growing protected areas network
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'Full Value of Parks' is the first comprehensive
look at the values associated with parks and
other kinds of protected area. The economic
benefits of protected areas are undeniably
important, yet the reasons why people care
deeply about them usually have little or nothing
to do with money. Instead, people value parks
as settings of breathtaking beauty, as venues
of scientific inquiry, as destinations for
much-needed recreation, as places of spiritual
self-discovery, even as places where one can
go to heal a wounded psyche. Because these
reasons are intangible, however, they also
are hard to analyze. Thus there has never
been a review of the full range of benefits
and values of protected areas. This book fills
that gap. more...
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PARKS Magazine, Volume 10
No 2:
Non-material Values of Protected Areas The
articles presented in this issue of PARKS
illustrate some of the different concerns
and approaches that fall within the rather
general theme of "non-material values."
IUCN (Jun 2000) PDF
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The Cultural and Spiritual
Significance of Mountains as a Basis for
the Development of Interpretive and Education
Materials at National Parks.
An article about
a project by the Mountain Institute and
the U.S. National Park Service to develop
interpretive and educational materials and
activities that draw on diverse views of
the cultural and spiritual significance
of mountains and mountain features.
Bernbaum, Edwin.
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An Approach
to the Identification and Assessment of Non-material
Values.
Using recent research work on aspects of the
1998 Protocol on Environmental Protection
to the Antarctic Treaty, the author develops
a systematic approach that can allow non-material
values to be included in evaluation of landscapes.
Codling, Rosamunde.
Allen.Putney@worldnet.att.net |
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An Emu in
the Hole: Exploring the Link between Biodiversity
and Aboriginal Cultural Heritage in New South
Wales, Australia.
Findings of the
Aboriginal People and Biodiversity Project
of the New South Wales Parks and Wildlife
Service of Australia.
English, Anthony.
Allen.Putney@worldnet.att.net |
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Some Guidelines
for Managing Mountain Protected Areas having
Spiritual or Cultural Significance
Summary of guidelines developed by protected
area professionals at a workshop in Hawaii
Volcanoes National Park, sponsored by the
WCPA and the East West Center.
Hamilton, Lawrence S.
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Cultural Connections
to the Land - A Canadian Example.
This paper discusses some of the issues surrounding
the identification, evaluation, and management
of cultural landscapes associated with the
history of Aboriginal people in Canada.
Lee, Ellen. Allen.Putney@worldnet.att.net |
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Definition
of the Non-Material Values of Protected Areas.
A consensus paper developed through the network
to define the most-used terms for describing
the non-material values of protected areas.
Putney, Allen.
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Incorporating
non-material values in wilderness planning
for Danali National Park and Preserve, Alaska,
USA
In dealing with controvsersies such as the
appropriate types and levels of now mobile
use, and in amending the general management
plan, the park administration has recognized
the importance of non-materials values to
to the overall significance of this sub-arctic
ecosystem.
Tranel, Michael J.
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